April is National Poetry Month. There is only one week left! National Poetry Month, which takes place each April, is a celebration of poetry introduced in 1996 and organized by the Academy of American Poets as a way to increase awareness and appreciation of poetry in the United States. The Academy of American Poets’ website… Read More Book Spine Poetry
Hundreds and thousands of kids and adults are helping to solve the mysteries of the Earth and beyond. They are known as citizen scientists. Science is our most reliable system of gaining new knowledge and citizen science is the public involvement in inquiry and discovery of new scientific knowledge. A citizen science project can involve one… Read More Citizen Scientist
The Randolph Caldecott Medal annually recognizes the preceding year’s “most distinguished American picture book for children”, beginning with 1937 publications. It is awarded to the illustrator by the Association for Library Service to Children (ALSC), a division of the American Library Association (ALA). The Caldecott and Newbery Medals are the most prestigious American children’s book… Read More Caldecott 2015
One of literature’s favorite little girls is turning 75! In honor of the 75th anniversary of Madeline‘s publication, an exhibit by New York Historical Society honors the character and her creator, Ludwig Bemelmans. This exhibit, which contains nearly 100 works, includes drawings from all six Madeline books, Bemelmans’ drawings of the old Ritz Hotel in New… Read More Text To Self: Madeline
How do you get students and parents to visit your classroom blogs? My first suggestion is to post open-ended questions that interest students and make them want to read other students’ comments. It could simply be a photo where students write questions about the image or develop funny captions. Try to connect your posts with… Read More Games For Your Blog
Today we will be learning about a girl named Victoria. We will learn about Victoria by looking at primary source documents. Primary Sources are a first-hand, original account, record, or evidence about a person, place, object, or an event. To learn more about what a primary source is, watch the extranormal video below. Below are the… Read More Trail of History
grat·i·tude noun \ˈgra-tə-ˌtüd, -ˌtyüd\ : a feeling of appreciation or thanks “Thankfulness is the beginning of gratitude. Gratitude is the completion of thankfulness. Thankfulness may consist merely of words. Gratitude is shown in acts.” -Henri-Frederic Amiel Philosopher, Poet, Critic Gratitude is being Thankful! Take one minute to watch the video, “Biker” from Values.com. Dallas Clayton is an American author and illustrator best… Read More Gratitude, Pass It On!
This week during our lesson in the Library Media Center, the students will learn how to create a collaborative presentations using their Google Apps For Education (GAFE) account. Google Presentations allow students to work collaboratively in real time and Google Presentations save automatically! Each student will share a slide with a partner. Partners must agree… Read More Nonfiction Google Slides